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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · Feb 10

This is me. I was born in 1969 in Muskoka, now living in the rural Sonoran desert.

Artist, tattooer. Haven't watched tv since 1985 or a mainstream Hollywood movie since 2004.

Not into sportyball or celebrity. Biga baker, swimmer, jazzbo.

Community on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity volunteer.

Molly Kiely, a behatted middle aged woman, walks in front of a floral mural they painted on the side of their trailer in the desert.

Molly Kiely, a bespectacled middle aged woman goofs with a copy of Tecopa Jane, a graphic novel they wrote and illustrated in 2004.

A ram skull tattoo with beach plum blossoms by Molly Kiely.

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 14

d'oh!

i keep my reportable income at the poverty line, and even though kiddo qualifies for a pell grant, i'm not holding my breath considering present conditions

better the bird in hand? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 13

ah -- love it! i don't fall in love -- parasocially, anyway -- and i'm not good at falling in line

wish i had a dime for every time i've heard "molly, what are we going to do with you?" 😄

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

at the federal level? no (and never have)

perhaps claudia de la cruz and karina garcia -- but what happens when the money finds them? that's always my issue

at the local/community level, yes! pima county has progressive and dedicated local organizers, lots of mutual aid, an active IWW...

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

i have saved enough for their undergraduate degree, so it's not all fun n games round here 💪

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

down as in i would acknowledge that...cannot fly with the genocide denial

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

did they facilitate donations / involvement in local non profits? i know folks who've gone to the rallies, got hyped, but then didn't know where to direct their energy beyond giving more $ to the dems

i don't trust politicians, i'm more apes together strong -- if that was aoc's push, i'd be down

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

oh, i know 😃

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

#mother
#ibuymykidweedandrubbers

molly is a mother

her only regret is that she wished she'd done it sooner so that she would have an extra 15 years with her kid

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 12

stripeys and dirty feets ftw

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

do they:

raise money for anyone other themselves at their rallies?

promote local mutual aid groups?

encourage volunteering with progressive community groups and give organizers of those groups time on stage with them?

nope.

fuck 'em.

Dr Julian Ghouly 🎃 @drjuliangravy.bsky.social · May 11

Fuck Bernie. Fuck AOC.

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

•absolutely•

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

righty tighty lefty loosey

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

if you you are a #swimmer this sounds sublime on your underwater
headphones

#springpeepers
#frogsong
#maraislanuit
#nekocase

youtu.be/O53pNSNFqdY

Marais La Nuit

YouTube video by Neko Case - Topic

youtu.be

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

i miss i miss i miss how you'd sigh yourself to sleep...

#nekocase
#thistornadolovesyou

youtu.be/d7ubXQvxDp8

Neko Case - "This Tornado Loves You" (Full Album Stream)

YouTube video by ANTI- Records

youtu.be

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

...or a rad singer brandishing a sword (different vehicle, but that was my first thought)

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 11

behold the noble and handsome sonoran desert toad

contact high season is upon me, praise be my lovely toadies

#inciliusalvarius
#psychedelictoad
#unincorporatedpimacounty
#sonorandeserttoad

a noble and handsome sonoran desert toad enjoying the moonlight in molly's garden

avra valley, arizona; may 10, 2025

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 10

as someone who •adores• lurking and flying under the radar, i so dig bluesky

i hope it continues serving me bonkers porn and model trains and youtubes with four views

#lurker
#bonkersporn
#modeltrains
#youtubeswithfourviews

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 9

americans are both uninformed and misinformed by design...even moreso than when you lived here

i know people who consider themselves informed because they listen to npr and watch msnbc...

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 9

cute orange tabby kittens on rhe floor in my kiddo's room...first day exploring

molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 9

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 9

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 9

🦐🦐🦐 for Afternoon Affair #2 coming soon from
@hecuba.bsky.social

plus cute kittens in the comments!!!

(clean living and a dirty mind, that's me)

#pr0n #kittens #afternoonaffair2

a detail of a comics page illustrateby Molly Kiely for the zine Afternoon Affair #2 from Gynoid Distribution

a nude woman floats against a trippy background; various sexual acts are depicted but obscured from view with comical emojis so we can maintain a PG rating on our timeline

if you ask nicely, I may send you an unsanitized version

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 6

I made a "sticker" of Mort. Hope you don't mind -- I will use it judiciously.

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 5

I run the dried herbs through a burr grinder til they're powdery...more subtle!

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molly kiely @mollykiely.bsky.social · May 5

I've had blueberry cream cheese empanadas!

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